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Liver Involvement in Patients With PiZZ-Emphysema, Candidates for Lung Transplantation.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - 1 May 2017
Morer L, Choudat L, Dauriat G, Durand F, Cazals-Hatem D, Thabut G, Brugière O, Castier Y, Mal H
Abstract excerpt
Information about the prevalence and nature of liver disorders in adults with alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency is scarce. At our center, systematic liver biopsy screening is part of the evaluation before lung transplantation (LT) in the emphysema patients with the PiZZ phenotype. Our aim was to report our experience with this prospective screening. Clinical, liver function, and imaging parameters as well as liver...
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